Chen Yusheng wore black stockings almost all year round.
Her blood circulation was poor, and she was afraid of the cold. Her legs and feet especially got chilly easily, so stockings felt comfortable.
As for why she wore black ones, of course, it was because black showed dirt the least.
It was an outrageous reason, but for Chen Yusheng, a straight-laced STEM girl whose way of thinking differed from most people's, there was nothing wrong with it.
But in everyone else's eyes, Chen Yusheng had simply been born to wear black stockings.
They looked utterly natural on her, perfectly harmonious—beautiful without being gaudy, alluring without being vulgar.
Closing her laptop, Chen Yusheng prepared to head out for a meal. As she passed the mirror by the dorm door, it reflected the face of a young woman that could make countless men's hearts race.
Her complexion carried a trace of weariness.
Her mother's condition had worsened, and the hospital bills kept getting higher.
Her savings had long since run dry. Chen Yusheng was now supporting all of her mother's treatment expenses herself.
To earn money, she worked on commercial projects that her professor had brought into the lab, collecting a salary.
But it still wasn't quite enough, so Chen Yusheng used her gaming skills to become a gaming companion.
The income from being a gaming companion was unstable. Orders did not come in whenever she wanted them to.
Sometimes an order would suddenly come in late at night. Chen Yusheng would already be sleepy, but she still had to force herself through the game.
After all, she never knew when the next order would come. She had to seize every chance to make money.
Her luck had been incredible today. Some rich guy had actually booked her for an entire month... Uh, that sounded a little strange.
Anyway, she now had a stable, long-term income.
Chen Yusheng was happy, but she also felt faintly puzzled.
That Crispy Big White Goose had transferred the monthly booking fee to her without even playing a single game with her first.
At first, she suspected that he had ulterior motives.
But after gaming with him for over two hours, Crispy Big White Goose had not made a single inappropriate move.
He had not tried to fish for her personal information.
He had not asked her to send him a picture so he could look at her legs.
He had not even flirted with her verbally during the game.
It had been purely wholesome gaming. He followed her around as they slaughtered the enemy team, calling her a boss and spamming 666.
Overall, he seemed like a sunny, cheerful male college student.
So why exactly had he spent over ten thousand yuan on her all at once?
Could it really be as he said—that all he wanted was "a pleasant voice and strong gaming skills"?
After thinking about it for ages without figuring it out, Chen Yusheng simply shook her head and gave up.
Anyway, she had taken the monthly booking fee, so she just had to help him climb the ranks properly. As long as he kept acting like this, it was a good thing. After platform commissions, she could still earn over ten thousand a month steadily.
What gaming companion wouldn't like a high-quality client like that?
Time to eat. She still had classes in the afternoon.
Sigh, when would this exhausting life ever end?
Actually, Chen Yusheng knew that as long as she abandoned her principles, she could make quick money easily.
Her looks, her figure, her clean and untouched body, plus the selling point of being a top student at a Project 985 university—there were plenty of rich people willing to pay.
But she did not want to fall to that point.
As long as she could make money through her own efforts, Chen Yusheng would never degrade herself.
Unless... Mm, no unless!
Room 510, Building 7 of the men's dormitory.
Su Bai shut off his computer and said to Wang Haoran, "Come on, let's eat?"
"Let's go, let's go!"
It was only noon. The students who had morning classes had not come out yet, meaning the cafeteria was not too crowded.
In another half hour, it would be packed shoulder to shoulder. Even buying a cup of cola would require standing in a long line.
The Third Cafeteria was closest to Building 7 of the men's dormitory.
The moment he entered the cafeteria, Su Bai made a flashy little sidestep.
Instead of going to the first floor where they usually ate, he took the escalator straight to the specialty stir-fry section on the second floor.
Although he had already indulged at breakfast, this was lunch. Everything he had eaten in the morning had long been digested.
As everyone knew, male college students could eat even more than pigs raised for slaughter.
Not to mention Su Bai was tall and brawny, with an appetite bigger than most students'.
"The second floor, seriously? I feel like the food up there isn't cost-effective. It's too fancy." Wang Haoran felt a little hesitant. His family circumstances were about the same as Su Bai's before he had "come clean."
"Why the hell are you hesitating? Dad's treating today. Let's get four dishes and a soup and feast!" Su Bai waved a hand grandly, overflowing with heroic spirit.
"Damn, you're being this generous? Chu Mingzhe and Xue Tao have never treated us to a meal."
"That's because they're too stingy. They act rich and show off every day, but surely they can afford a meal on the second floor of the Third Cafeteria?"
"Actually, yeah."
Wang Haoran agreed deeply. Sure enough, Su Bai's personality was completely different from those two.
Still, there was one thing Wang Haoran found strange.
If Su Bai was a second-generation rich, why had he been so low-key ever since enrollment?
The things he used every day and the clothes he wore were all plain.
It was only today that he had suddenly started spending like crazy.
Faced with Wang Haoran's doubts, Su Bai said:
"I remember telling you I was adopted, right?"
"Yeah, you did."
"Recently, some wealthy foreign family came looking for me. They said I was their young master who'd gotten lost outside, and then, well, you know."
Su Bai held out a hand and made a money-counting gesture.
Wang Haoran's pupils shook. "No way, bro, are you serious? Is this some Douyin short drama?"
"Absolutely serious. I'm not joking with you. Of course, don't go spreading it around. I still want to keep a low profile."
"Got it, got it."
Wang Haoran envied him for a while, but he quickly got over it.
Good fortune falling from the sky like this depended entirely on luck. Brother Bai was lucky, and as his friend, Wang Haoran could benefit a little too. That was a good thing.
At the dining table.
The two ordered a solid four dishes.
Braised fish, cumin lamb, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and shrimp with chives.
They also got a pork rib soup with carrots and corn.
They were all homestyle dishes, but compared to the indescribable flavors on the first floor, they were already far better.
Naturally, the prices were different too. The four dishes and one soup cost nearly two hundred yuan in total.
His luck was not great this time. He had only drawn double cashback, for a net profit of two hundred.
That was still not bad. Mainly because his cashback luck the previous few times had been too good, raising Su Bai's standards.
He would see if there were any suitable indulgent spending opportunities in the afternoon.
Su Bai and Wang Haoran stuffed themselves.
They returned to the dorm, rubbing their full bellies.
As soon as they entered, they saw Chu Mingzhe and Xue Tao debating.
"The facts are right in front of us. Everyone in the Computer Science Department knows that Professor Luo personally brought in a corporate project and put Chen Yusheng in charge. She makes at least several thousand yuan a month. She doesn't lack money at all, okay? She supports herself with her own abilities!"
Chu Mingzhe was defending his goddess again.
When he spoke of Chen Yusheng's glorious achievements, his face practically shone, and he looked damn proud.
Who knew what he was so proud of? He was not the one Professor Luo valued!
Xue Tao retorted, "Oh, that's hard to say. Girls have high material demands. How can a few thousand yuan a month satisfy them? Clothes, bags, cosmetics—which of those doesn't burn money? Do you think they're as frugal as the guys in our dorm, not even spending money in mobile games?"
Wang Haoran protested, "What the hell, bro? What did us free-to-play players ever do to you? Do I have to spend money on Mi Shenme You?"
"...I wasn't talking about you. I was just making an analogy." Xue Tao paused. "Chu Mingzhe, don't put Chen Yusheng on too much of a pedestal. So what if she's from Goddess Dormitory? The girlfriend I just started dating is her dormmate too, and she's no worse than Chen Yusheng!"
"I don't care. In my eyes, Chen Yusheng is the most outstanding goddess. If I can't win her over, I'd rather stay single for all four years of college."
Chu Mingzhe made an absurd simp declaration, his face filled with sacred radiance.
Xue Tao was stunned. "Holy shit, are you really going to hang yourself from one tree? She doesn't even bother with you, yet you're over here preserving your chastity for nothing?"
"Heh. The rejection I've received so far is only a small setback on the road to success. A man with genuine taste should like Chen Yusheng. Only men without enough ability would settle for second best."
"...Who the fuck are you being sarcastic about?"
Xue Tao flew into a rage.
Indeed, the girl he truly liked was another one from Goddess Dormitory. But she had countless pursuers, and Xue Tao knew his own abilities were lacking, so he had settled for second best and pursued Liu Yuanyuan, the only ordinary-looking girl in Goddess Dormitory.
But "ordinary" was only in comparison to her roommates. Among girls overall, she was absolutely a little beauty!
That was still pretty impressive.
It had only been a month since school started. How many of their classmates had gotten into relationships? Xue Tao's charm was definitely exceptional.
How could some damned Chu Mingzhe be the one mocking him?
And taste, taste, taste—he kept talking about taste. Just because he was from Magic City, he looked down on people from everywhere else.
Xue Tao was a River City local, from a family that had gotten rich through demolition compensation.
His family owned four apartments, and the rent they collected every month was a hefty sum.
His monthly allowance had a guaranteed minimum of ten thousand yuan.
And as soon as school started, they had bought him a Magotan to drive. A two-hundred-thousand-yuan joint-venture B-segment car—how many freshmen had a Magotan to drive?
As for his roommates' argument.
Su Bai watched coldly from the side, enjoying the show.
He imagined the classic gesture and bizarre voice of some absurd Douyin streamer:
Hu Ye versus the locals, you know?
Seeing Chu Mingzhe and Xue Tao continue bickering endlessly, Su Bai finally said, "That's enough. If you want to argue, go to the hallway. I'm taking a nap."
"Su Bai, you judge this. What kind of person do you think Chen Yusheng is?" Xue Tao refused to let it go.
"Yeah, yeah, let Su Bai say something." Chu Mingzhe was still competing too.
Su Bai yawned. "Can't be bothered. I ate too much at lunch. Carb coma."
He pulled up his blanket and flopped straight into bed.
He could not be bothered to get involved in such boring disputes. Resting up and thinking about how to indulge himself that afternoon was far more important.
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